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Archive for November 18th, 2008

Boeing to add new technology to GPS IIF ground segment

November 18th, 2008 by

Boeing announced that it will add improved capabilities to its technology for the U.S. Air Force’s Operational Control Segment (OCS) satellite ground-control system.

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Northrop Grumman delivers third NPP instrument

November 18th, 2008 by

Northrop Grumman Corporation announced that the third sensor of five has been delivered to NASA for integration onto the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) spacecraft.

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SSTL payload computer will help Chandrayaan-1 search the moon for ice

November 18th, 2008 by

An on-board computer (OBC) specially built by British small satellite manufacturer SSTL will help the Indian lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 search for water by controlling the U.S Navy’s Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) payload.

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